Directions: Chose the right answers below
1.) The fibrous layer of the periosteum is made of ...
a. dense regular connective tissue
b. elastic cartilage
c. elastic connective tissue
d. dense irregular connective tissue
e. hyaline cartilage
2. To give bone its stiff and hard characteristic, calcium phosphate and calcium hydroxide forms crystals of...
a. matrix
b. hydroxyapatite
c. calcitriol
d. calcitonin
e. osteoid
3. As appositional growth occurs, bones grow...
a. wider in diameter
b. wider in diameter and longer
c. longer
d. only on the endosteal surface
e. at the epiphyseal plate
4. The dorsal root ganglia contains what major structures?
5. The major cell type of cartilage is a...
6. The major integration center for blood pressure in the brain is the...
7. Which are function properties of all neurons? (choose all that apply)...
a. excitability
b. extensibility
c. secretion
d. contractility
e. conductivity
8. In a neuron, neurotransmitter receptors are located in the membrane of (identify the neuronal structure)
9. The small intestine functions to absorb nutrients from food we eat and is made of several tissue types. Which specific tissue performs this MAJOR FUNCTION(s) of the small intestine? Be specific: include tissue and cell type classifications.
10. What is the function of the response in a negative feedback mechanism?
11. A decrease in membrane potential from rest is called a...
1. d. dense irregular connective tissue
2. b. hydroxyapatite
3. a. wider in diameter
4. The dorsal root ganglia contains sensory neuron cell bodies.
5. chondrocyte
6. medulla oblongata
7. a. excitability, e. conductivity
8. dendrites and cell body
9. The epithelial tissue lining the small intestine contains absorptive cells (enterocytes) that absorb nutrients.
10. The function of the response in a negative feedback mechanism is to counteract the initial stimulus and bring the system back to its normal range or set point.
11. depolarization